Hi, I'm Monte.
I design, verify, and automate
software systems.
For teams that scale without breaking apart.
Latest posts
What I learn, I write down.
Schema Registry with Apache Kafka: From Wild JSON to Avro with Apicurio
Migrating from schemaless JSON to Avro with Apicurio Registry: infrastructure, Node.js producer, Python consumer, schema evolution
From Blocking Poll to Reactive Streams with Pekko Connectors Kafka
Refactoring from blocking actors to Source.queue and dedicated consumer threads: practical patterns with Pekko Streams and Kafka for telemetry systems
Playwright Demo
In this article we'll see a brief introdution to playwright and how we can automatize our end-to-end tests
CAPI Part 5: Ubuntu on Proxmox - Image Builder and Deploy
Complete guide to deploying Kubernetes clusters on Proxmox using Ubuntu, Image Builder and Cluster API - From image creation to working cluster
From port-forward to Ingress: How to configure a professional local Kubernetes environment with NGINX
Complete guide to configuring an NGINX Ingress Controller on a local Kubernetes cluster (kind) to expose services in a stable and professional manner.
Featured Projects
Real cases I have worked on.
Workshop Keycloak: Identity Management
DesignSerie di 10+ articoli su OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect e architetture Zero Trust, con demo pratiche e repository di esempio
Details →Piattaforma Ordini Event-Driven
DesignArchitettura a microservizi con Go e Kafka per dimostrare Saga Pattern, event sourcing e observability in un sistema distribuito
Details →Observability con OpenTelemetry
VerifyStack di observability completo su applicazione C#/.NET, come progetto pilota per una strategia aziendale di monitoring
Details →Infrastruttura Homelab
AutomateCluster Kubernetes su Proxmox con provisioning automatico via Cluster API e deployment GitOps con ArgoCD
Details →Let's talk.
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